Cummer Resources

The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens is committed to engage and inspire through the arts, gardens and education. A permanent collection of nearly 5,000 works of art on a riverfront campus offers more than 95,000 annual visitors a truly unique experience on the First Coast. Nationally recognized education programs serve adults and children of all abilities.

Don’t forget, this Saturday is the monthly Weaver First Saturday Free for All! The Museum is open free of charge all day, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Make sure you come by and enjoy some great music from This Frontier Needs Heroes on the Café patio. Then, at 2 p.m. enjoy a free classical […]

The Cummer Museum at the Florida Association of Museums The Florida Association of Museum met in Jacksonville September 7 through 10 and Cummer Museum Educators presented information on sustainability in museums and the visitor experience. The Future is Now! Museums and the Environment , moderated by Director of Education Lynn Norris, featured presentations by Jennifer Esler, […]

NOVEMBER 8 | ART FOR TWO: FASHION FUN Saturday | 10:30 a.m. to Noon Members $15 per pair, Non-Members $20 per pair Explore the world of pattern, texture, and design in the Icons of Style: Makers, Models, and Image exhibition where students will create their own painted patterns and designs. Come make art with your little one […]

OCTOBER 25 | PORTFOLIO BUILDING: DRAWING Saturday | 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Members $20 per session, Non-members $25 per session This class is for students 13 and up who are interested in building their portfolio by creating work within a given theme or method in a range of dry and wet media. Instructor Matthew Patterson will help […]

OCTOBER 18 | ART ADVENTURE: FASHION FORWARD Saturday | 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Members $10, Non-members $15 In this class students will view works in the special exhibition Icons of Style: Makers, Models and Image before creating their own fashion inspired collage from paper and fabric. Join us the third Saturday of each month for studio classes in painting, […]